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White Hot Kiss
White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements)
White Hot Kiss
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout draws readers into the extraordinary, irresistible world of Wardens and demons in the New York Times bestselling first book of The Dark Elements series.One kiss could be the lastSeventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal—fit in at school, and go out on a real date with the gorgeous Zayne, whom she's crushed on since forever. Trouble is, Zayne treats Layla like a sister—and Layla is anything but normal. She's half demon, half gargoyle, with abilities no one else possesses. And even though Zayne is a Warden, part of the race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe, Layla's kiss will kill anything with a soul—including him.Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know her secrets. Though Layla knows she should stay away, it's tough when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue. Trusting Roth could ruin her chances with Zayne—and brand her a traitor to the Warden family that raised her. But as Layla discovers she's the sole reason for a violent demon uprising, kissing the enemy suddenly pales in comparison to the looming end of the world

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fiction
  • Paranormal
  • Romance

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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In this book you read about a 17-year old girl named Layla. She's half gargoyle, half demon. With one single kiss, she'll kill anything with a living soul. Zayne is Layla's half brother. She was adopted into the Warden Family long ago, and has grown up with Zayne. He's always looked at her like a sister. As part of the gargoyle Warden Family, a clan that kills demons, it's Layla's job to tag demons. The tag allows the demon to glow white, and only the Wardens can see it. One night while going after a demon, Layla meets Roth.

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The book White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout is about a girl who is a half demon and half gargoyle. She has this "disability".... so she can't kiss anyone without taking their soul. She meets this boy who doesn't have a soul, so she somewhat falls in love with him.  Her family hates demons, and that is what the boy is...What will happen if Layla gets caught with this boy?

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A young teen was born half warden and half demon. Layla didn't know who she was until she met a boy named Roth; Layla isn't supposed to be around him because he is a demon. He gives her attention, and she has never been kissed before because the demon inside her could kill any living soul, and Roth doesn't have a soul, so things start to happen. As she tries to figure out who she is, she goes through lies, guilt, love, fear, and friendship to find out where she belongs.

From the Publisher

Author's website: http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com

Author's bio:  # 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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